How To Start Siding

Keep ends of adjoining starter strips at least 1 4 inch apart to allow for expansion.

How to start siding.

X research source nail a piece of plywood about 3 5 inches 89 mm thick along the top of the chalk line this will hold out the bottom of the first row of siding. Cap the corner posts. To seal the edge of a siding panel where it has been cut and to secure it to the wall you can use under sill trim. Spend the extra few bucks on the wider stuff and start your siding a bit lower.

Whatever your measurement is take at least 1 4 or 1 8 on both sides for the panel to slide back and forth. Install siding at the top of a window or door in a similar fashion but this time set the siding on the window channel and use the window trim to mark the cut. You need to leave at least 1 4. I am using special siding clamps that lets me do everything solo.

Not just another vinyl siding installation video. When installing the starter strips allow a 1 8 inch space for corner posts and j channels for expansion. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Most suppliers sell two sizes of starter 2 1 2 in.

If you don t cut your siding short when it expands in the summer it s going to buckle. Click here to learn some vinyl siding cleaning techniques that will make your house look new. This is our most comprehensive.